In this photo taken, 15 January 2007, Ch...

New Delhi, INDIA: In this photo taken, 15 January 2007, Chandrawati, sweeper and drain cleaner by profession, carries garbage scraped and collected from an alleyway and its drains in the Shahdara area of eastern New Delhi. In 1993, the government banned the practice, known as "manual scavenging" which existed for centuries before flush toilets were introduced. Under the law, the construction of dry toilets is banned and existing ones are supposed to be demolished. The law also provides for retraining of people doing the job, 04 February 2007. The national government set 2007 as a deadline to eradicate the practice, but officials admitted privately it would take at least three more years to find new employment for the workers. AFP PHOTO/Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
New Delhi, INDIA: In this photo taken, 15 January 2007, Chandrawati, sweeper and drain cleaner by profession, carries garbage scraped and collected from an alleyway and its drains in the Shahdara area of eastern New Delhi. In 1993, the government banned the practice, known as "manual scavenging" which existed for centuries before flush toilets were introduced. Under the law, the construction of dry toilets is banned and existing ones are supposed to be demolished. The law also provides for retraining of people doing the job, 04 February 2007. The national government set 2007 as a deadline to eradicate the practice, but officials admitted privately it would take at least three more years to find new employment for the workers. AFP PHOTO/Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
In this photo taken, 15 January 2007, Ch...
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